page_title: Nurgush Nature Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Nurgush Nature Reserve
caption_attribution_description: English: Nurgush lake in Nurgush reserve
context_page_description: Nurgush Nature Reserve is a Russian 'zapovednik' One of the few intact forest landscapes of Northern European Russia, virtually untouched by human activities. It is designed to protect the floodplain complexes of the Vyatka River, numerous lakes and coniferous-deciduous forests. The reserved is situated in the Kotelnichsky District of Kirov Oblast. The reserve was created in 1994, but has been a protected area since at least 1952 when it was organized as a beaver reserve; it covers an area of 5,918 ha.
context_section_description: Nurgush Nature Reserve (Russian: Нургуш заповедник) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve) One of the few intact forest landscapes of Northern European Russia, virtually untouched by human activities.   It is designed to protect the floodplain complexes of the Vyatka River, numerous lakes and coniferous-deciduous forests.   The reserved is situated in the Kotelnichsky District of Kirov Oblast.  The reserve was created in 1994, but has been a protected area since at least 1952 when it was organized as a beaver reserve; it covers an area of 5,918 ha (22.85 sq mi).
caption: Nurgush lake
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